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December 12 20162016-12-12December 12 20162016-12-12Outdoor evening ceremony under a decorated canopy with colourful fringed banners. A bearded man in a brown sleeveless robe with a white and pink flower garland and a rudraksha-style mala stands on a red carpet with palms pressed together in greeting. Beside him a man in white dhoti with gold border and bare chest, wearing rudraksha malas and holding a long trident-topped staff, stands attentively. A woman in a yellow sari with long dark hair stands at left with hands folded, and other devotees in dark and purple clothing stand near the edge. Golden deity murti and offerings are arranged along the base of the stage, with string lights glowing in the background.2016-12-15 +1 copiesOctober 05 20172017-10-05A photograph of a procession under a decorated tent at night, with a long red carpet running down the centre. A bearded man with a rust-orange robe, a white flower garland and a rudraksha-style neck adornment walks barefoot toward the camera beneath a large multicoloured canopy with fringed tassels. Attendants in white and cream dhotis with yellow borders flank him; one holds a ceremonial staff and another carries a bell-like object. Devotees along both sides stand with palms pressed together in anjali, and a seated devotee in a yellow shawl bows. Marigold strings, hanging lamps and a shrine with a deity murti decorate the background. The visible crowd is about fifteen people.2016-12-19October 01 20172017-10-01December 15 20162016-12-15 +1 copiesNovember 23 20172017-11-23Night procession of saffron-robed devotees on a paved ground under a large decorated canopy with coloured streamers. At centre, a man in a rust-red robe with a white flower garland and a red-and-white garland, hands folded in namaste, walks beside a tall golden pole. Behind him, shirtless men in orange dhotis with white tilak marks walk in step, some wearing rudraksha malas. A devotee at left holds a deity murti decorated with a flower garland and gold ornaments. Red and orange powder is spread on the ground in the foreground, and a red umbrella and mirror-work parasol stand at left. Crowd members in white dhotis and orange robes appear in the background.2016-10-30October 11 20162016-10-11December 15 20162016-12-15July 09 20152015-07-09